The MET | The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 5 Exhibits Ending Soon, Don't Miss Them!

Here are five collections that are about to conclude at The MET, or The Metropolitan Museum of Art, that art fans should not miss.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art (The MET)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art showcases art spanning 5,000 years globally at The Met Fifth Avenue and The Met Cloisters in NYC, engaging millions online. Founded in 1870, it's more than a repository of rare art. It animates daily through galleries, events, and exhibitions, fostering fresh ideas and global ties. Collecting, studying, and exhibiting significant artworks unites people with creativity and knowledge. Presently, The MET features diverse exhibits, including five collections soon conclude at the museum.

Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid (Through December 3)

For over 25 years, Cecily Brown (b. 1969) captivated audiences with rich hues, bold brushstrokes, and intricate stories echoing Western art's grand themes. Relocating to New York in the '90s, she revitalized painting amid critics' doubts, alongside other artists, many women. In NYC, Cecily Brown: Death and the Maid marks her first comprehensive museum survey.

Displaying 50 artworks spanning her career-paintings, drawings, and more-the exhibition delves into themes like still life, memento mori, mirroring, and vanitas, reflecting her impactful artistic journey. The exhibit is supported by The Modern Circle and Agnes Gund.

Art for the Millions: American Culture and Politics in the 1930s (Through December 10)

In the 1930s, the United States faced political and social turmoil, evident in its art and visual culture. Amidst the Great Depression's quest for cultural identity, artists responded to divisive politics, threats to democracy, and a burgeoning labor movement. Showcasing 100+ artworks from The Met and various lenders, this exhibit examines how artists conveyed political ideologies through diverse mediums like paintings, sculptures, prints, film, and fashion.

Notable pieces by O'Keeffe, Sheeler, Evans, Lange, and others offer an unprecedented glimpse into the era's sociopolitical landscape. The exhibit is supported by the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation and The Schiff Foundation.

New Acquisitions in Context: Selections from the Department of Drawings and Prints (Through December 5)

The Department of Drawings and Prints houses over a million works from 1400 to the present in Europe and the Americas. Due to light sensitivity, these pieces rotate quarterly in the Robert Wood Johnson, Jr. Gallery, displaying up to 100 objects by artist, technique, or period.

The current exhibition showcases new acquisitions alongside Coypel, Boucher drawings, late 18th-century aquatints, German church interior drawings, Meissen porcelain designs, and Parisian prints around the 19th century. Additionally, pieces by Juan Sánchez, Gego, Broodthaers, Chacon, Whitney, Gilliam, Binion, Adeniyi-Jones, and Frankenthaler explore themes of identity, line, and color.

Manet / Degas (Through January 7)

The exhibition delves into the significant artistic dialogue between édouard Manet and Edgar Degas, exploring their complex relationship in modern art history. Despite being close contemporaries, they were friends, rivals, and occasionally adversaries in shaping French painting. Presenting over 160 pieces, Manet/Degas compares their works, revealing overlapping and diverging artistic styles.

Contextualized within their social circles and influences, the exhibit sheds light on a crucial era in 19th-century French art. Co-organized by The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Musées d'Orsay et de l'Orangerie, the exhibition is supported by Alice Cary Brown and company.

Africa & Byzantium (November 19 Through March 3

Art history has traditionally spotlighted the Byzantine Empire's splendors (circa 330-1453), overshadowing North Africa, Egypt, Nubia, Ethiopia, and other African kingdoms. Yet, these regions had substantial artistic impacts on the Mediterranean through their interactions with Byzantium. Displaying a diverse array of masterpieces-mosaics, sculptures, manuscripts, and more-Africa & Byzantium narrates Africa's pivotal role in global trade and cultural exchanges.

Unveiling rarely exhibited artworks, the exhibition illuminates medieval Africa's remarkable artistic achievements, highlighting its influence on the premodern world and enriching the understanding of diverse North and East African societies that shaped Byzantium's cultural and economic realms.